The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it – Karl Marx Last Friday as I engaged in my usual house chores of washing my dirty clothes to exercise my limbs, I heard a sermon. By His Grace, I do always and in several other places such as when having a …

The Obidient movement is the most defining factor in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election but can it secure victory for Mr Peter Obi and turn the tide for a people seeking liberation from successive failed leadership? Nigeria is at a most critical crossroad in her history of post-colonial existence. Some 83 million voters are expected to determine the fate of 213 …

You have to give it to Samuel Ioraer Ortom, governor of the north central state of Benue. Benue is the geopolity which savours the bragging rights of being the “food basket” of the nation. For emphasis, you are embraced into Makurdi, capital of the state, by a humongous artistic simulation of the agrarian essence of the state, at the triangular …

It’s hard to imagine that it’s nearly eight years since. This time in 2015, I was over the moon with the prospects of a general election that was certain to end the government of President Goodluck Jonathan, which had lost its way. Folks were so excited at the prospects of change that in the South-West, a Yoruba version of “February” …

Penultimate week when President Muhammadu Buhari could no longer play King Nero over the twin evil of contrived fuel and self-inflicted Naira scarcity, he begged to be given the grace of seven days to sort out the mess, an all-time low no one had imagined Buhari could fall, despite that his incompetence and cluelessness is now everywhere beyond dispute. Last …

Followers of contemporary political developments are well aware of the lingering rift between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the G5 governors. In the aftermath of the PDP primary last May and the triumph of Atiku, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who came second in the contest, rallied “troops” from the ranks of his colleagues, …

The screening of airlines for the 2023 Hajj operation will commence in the first week of March, according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCOH). At an interactive session with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, NAHCON Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan said that the commission was working assiduously to ensure that the 2023 Hajj operation was conducted smoothly …

In a few days, Nigerians will head to the polls in one of the nation’s most divisive but consequential presidential elections. The stakes are high. People are fed up with the status quo and want genuine change. The most radical elements in our midst even desire a people’s revolution. After eight years of this present administration, the nation has moved …

Even before Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) won the ticket as the party’s candidate for the 25 February election, I had always been an established Atiku aficionado. Last April, I was contacted by a non-governmental organisation to function as Senior Resource Person, for a six-week assignment, in a “Situation Room”. Our …

For those who do not know, “Mefy” is the alias of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who completed his first term of five years in 2019 and was re-appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari for another term of five years. Ten years is a long time in a high profile position that is the cynosure if …